Yes, I'm new so be nice! I signed up half an hour ago and tried to sign in, from what I can gather from the threads I have read in the forum the computer grid thingy is down because of an attack. What's an attack?
Also, is there a 'Help-me-I'm-a-dumb-n00bie' thread that I'm missing somewhere?
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Mitchell Boyington
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10-09-2006 04:50
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HolyHell Cassell
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10-09-2006 04:55
Yes, I'm new so be nice! I signed up half an hour ago and tried to sign in, from what I can gather from the threads I have read in the forum the computer grid thingy is down because of an attack. What's an attack? Some people's children decided to put a buncha junk out that basically rendered the environment unusable. Also, is there a 'Help-me-I'm-a-dumb-n00bie' thread that I'm missing somewhere? Yer in it. Welcome to SL  |
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Jessica Elytis
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10-09-2006 04:57
There is a FAQ thread somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Perhaps the next poster can help there.
An "attack" is aimed at overloading the system resources of the computers that run SL. In this case last night of "grey goo". Grey Goo is a generic term used to describe an event which uses the rezzing of prims and/or particles at an extreme high rate and number. The resulting effect is usually too much for a client system (your computer) to render all the images and as such, you are left with the grey "pre-rez" look which usually soon covers your screen like a "goo". The "attacks" are call DoS Attacks. (Denial of Service) And can carry very heavy real world penalites if the pseron is caught. Within the USA, DoS attacks fall under federal jurisdiction. The grid is down now for an "exploit" (something gone wrong that effects everyone adversly), perhaps caused by the attack, or possibly a bug from the fix to the attack. SL will return, but may take a bit. Watch http://secondlife.com/status/ for status. Welcome to SL. I wish your arrival had been a smoother one. ~Jessy _____________________
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Chosen Few
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10-09-2006 04:58
An "attack" could mean any action designed to interfere with the normal operation of SL. In other words, it has the same meaning here that it has in the rest of the computing world. Unfortunately, we're no more immune to the efforts of moronic 12 year olds with nothing better do than is the rest of the internet. A system that's online is a system that's a target.
When something like this happens, LL usually lets us know the details after they've cleaned it up. The rumor mill tends to start circulating long before that though, so it's often possible to get at least the gist of what's going on if not an entirely accurate picture. _____________________
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Mitchell Boyington
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10-09-2006 05:02
Thankyou all for your help, I might give it a go in a few hours. It's quite late in Australia.
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Optimus Paul
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Join date: 26 Sep 2006
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10-09-2006 05:30
Stick with it fella - when it works SL is like nothing else online.
I'm in the UK - so there's a bit of a time diff - but send me an IM once it's backup and I'll give you the Newbie tour. |